Fragment of an Arretine mould: standing male figure dressed in a short tunic, a vegetal motif, and a short pilaster or altar (?)
Fragment of an Arretine mould: standing male figure dressed in a short tunic, a vegetal motif, and a short pilaster or altar (?)

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Fragment of an Arretine mould: standing male figure dressed in a short tunic, a vegetal motif, and a short pilaster or altar (?),

middle of 1st century BCE–middle of 1st century CE

Roman, Arretine
y1986-29

Information

Title
Fragment of an Arretine mould: standing male figure dressed in a short tunic, a vegetal motif, and a short pilaster or altar (?)
Dates

middle of 1st century BCE–middle of 1st century CE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
8.8 x 5.5 x 1.2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer
Object Number
y1986-29
Place Made

Arretium (Arezzo)

Period
Roman (style or period), Arretine
Type
molds, fragments, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
plant-derived motifs, figures (representations), men

Possibly in Rome with Ludwig Curtius; purchased from Robert E. Hecht by Dietrich von Bothmer in 1962; given to the Museum in 1986 by Dietrich von Bothmer.

Fragment of an Arretine mould

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